Hundreds of members of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) staged a demonstration in front of the RDC (Southern) Office here on Mon demanding exemption of tuition and examination fees to the thousands of students of different educational institutions of the Phailin and flood-affected Ganjam district.
The demonstrators holding placards chanting slogans against the Government demanded relief for the school and college students as the unprecedented twin disasters have broken the economic backbone of farmers, tribals and working class of the district.
They submitted a memorandum to the Government in this regard. The leaders, among other things, demanded supply of two pairs of uniforms to the students free of cost, construction of hostels for tribal students, renovation and reconstruction of existing buildings and classrooms damaged in the Phailin and floods.
The demonstration was led by SFI State secretary Sarat Das, district convenor Bijay Raiti and Khallikote College Students’ Union president Sudipta Ranjan Raiti, vice-president Ratnakar Pallai, secretary Sanjay Behera.